Taking South Africa’s temperature: Some sun, many clouds
It’s not all doom and gloom, as Vrye Weekblad’s Ali van Wyk found out when he canvassed prominent South Africans for their opinions on
Thirteen years later, the Gaddafi billions are still missing
In 2011, billions of dollars were flown into SA from Libya. To date, no-one knows what’s happened to them
US envoy Brigety leaves South Africa with hope – and a warning
The US ambassador on South Africans ‘finding each other’, the price of being free, and constructive international relations. But no word on the Lady
Christmas in the Upside-Down
South Africa was not made for northern hemisphere Christmas gumph. Luckily, it’s found its own brand of festive cheer
Who really killed Chris Hani?
Vrye Weekblad’s Max du Preez tries to make sense of all the questions and theories around Chris Hani’s 1993 assassination.
South Africa and Iran: The love-in that Trump will be watching
Did the ANC receive a large amount of money from Iran to take the genocide case against Israel to the International Court of Justice?
The no-frills mid-term budget read
We’ve condensed Wednesday’s medium-term budget into a snappy list of 10 things you need to know.
Behind the birth of cadre deployment
Trevor Manuel, who was initially made trade and industry minister after democracy in 1994, recalls that there were “all kinds of people” in government
The One Thing …
Bruce Whitfield rounds up 100 thinkers on what one thing they would do if they were in charge of South Africa, to catalyse change.
Lesufi’s legacy: half-built schools and hospitals
You may have missed it, but Gauteng had a new premier last week. Before you get too excited, it’s not a regular thing; agriculture